The third D is DELIVER and think as the owner of the business. The owner of the business is concerned about the big picture. How to create and sustain value. How to attract and retain top talent. How to finance growth. How to find future leaders to continue the legacy. How to scale? How to anticipate challenges and manage them, etc The owner is always on the lookout for outliers. People who take responsibility as explained in the second D by going the extra mile. Those are the folks passionate about the company and what they do. The owner of…
Nothing happens to you, it happens because of you, part 2, first D
Winners DEPLOY the four magic words subconsciously. “I need help. I was wrong. I am sorry and How may I help you today?” The first D means Deploy the winners magic words. Let us start with “I need help.” These are the three words of high achievers. When you say, “I need help”, you recognise that you work with people. Start by defining the areas of your life that need help. How integrated into your wheel of life? Listing 6 to 8 key areas of your life that are critical to you. Career and skills development Money Health Family and…
Nothing happens to you. It happens because of you, part 2
The second D is to DO MORE than expected. Go the extra mile. A story is said that in 1908, Napoleon Hill Interviewed Andrew Carnegie, one of the most successful people in the history of the United States. He asked him “why do you pay your employees small salaries and yet you earn a lot from the business, on their sweat?” What do you think was the response by Andrew Carnegie? He said: “Whatever I earn, I invest it back into the business, to expand it and recruit more people so that they too have employment opportunities to win. Many…
The pandemic is a tightening noose
The period since March 2020 has not been an easy sail for majority of the people. Surviving before the pandemic was already hard. When the world was put under lockdown, the situation worsened. What started as a joke suddenly became a game-changer. When the Coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, some people did not take it seriously because they had heard that the virus originated from Wuhan China. Before you travel to China, one tends to believe the news they have always received that the country is a copycat capital of the world and that many things from there are…
What keeps you up at night?
#mindspark #justforlaughs In 2020, Harvard University ran a series of thought leadership virtual sessions for friends of Harvard University in Africa, including the alumni and folks who subscribe to HU online resources and or online courses. As a Harvard Business Review magazine subscriber, I attended most of the sessions. And boy, they were great. The advantage of attending such sessions, you get up close and personal with some of the most contemporary thinkers. How they start their presentations. How they get introduced. You see the kind of PPT slide decks they use. The first words they say when they are…
Achieving success through better choices
Every parent wants their child to win. Below is what to tell your children: Success is an outcome of several small choices at each stage of life, as one grows. When I was young, I had my eyes on joining Munteme Technical School (TECO). In our village, everyone who had graduated from TECO was self-reliant. These are folks who had their own small carpentry business, mechanics shop, masonry outfits. They are the ones who were a reference point for village success. On the other hand, children who went to the opposite hill, Munteme Fatima College (MUFACO), to pursue secondary education,…
